Sure, the cover's a bit dated – but the politics have stayed surprisingly strong over the years – as has the music as well! Keep in mind that The Clash were waging war in the Mideast years before Desert Storm – in this searing mix of London punk, rocksteady roots, and slight new ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite possibly the crowning masterpiece by The Clash – and a record that certainly pushed them out of the punk rock ghetto and into the collections of countless mainstream folks over the years! This is the set that really pushed the group over the top – the one that harnessed all the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The longest album ever from The Clash – a stunning triple LP set that really shows the group bristling with new ideas and energy throughout! There's a hell of a lot going on here – some cuts that are every bit as strong as the previous records, others that offer a few mis-steps but in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing, including the booklet. Cover has light wear & some splitting on the bottom seams.)
(Late 70s Japanese pressing, including the insert. Cover has light wear.)
Cleftones, Crows, Harptones, & Valentines —
Teenage Party ... LP Gee, Late 50s/Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
$28.99
A wonderful collection of late 50s vocal group material – all of it originally recorded for the excellent Gee label, one of the best NY indies of the time! The tracks here are as tight as anything in the pop realm at the time, but still really retain all the rougher, more personal vibe of ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Grey label pressing – late 60s Roulette/Gee pressing – in great shape!)
A sweet little collection of great tracks by the legendary Clovers – a group whose sound was a key force in transforming Atlantic Records during the 50s! The Clovers were an incredibly tight, incredibly consistent quintet – possessed of a rich talent for both sweet ballads and raspier ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has ligh wear & a cutout notch.)
Long loopy live performances from Cluster – captured in two different sets from the 70s, both of which are maybe even more abstract than their studio material of the time! The first half of the set is from 1972 – and features the duo really spacing out on electronics – allowing ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus CD of the entire album!)
Cobalt Blue —
Half Life ... LP Hound Dog, 1987. Very Good+ ...
$5.99
One of the weirdest moments we've ever heard from early rocker Eddie Cochran – but one of the coolest too! The record has less of the raw rock material that you might know from Eddie's greater fame – and it mixes his core rockabilly modes with some fuller pop backings from Johnny Mann, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The best sort of Hammond Explosion you could hope for – a blast of rare funky 45s from Spanish organ maestro Jou Cogra – a player who's got the soul of American organists of the 60s, but who also easily grabs some of the wilder sounds used by British players during the psychedelic years! ... (Jazz, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of just a couple of albums by Leonard Cohen from the 80s – certainly an underappreciated one, in regard to his late 60s and early 70s canon – and that's a shame, because this is pretty brilliant stuff! Stylistically, there's sparse folk pop, some steel guitar twang and then ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Leonard Cohen's debut for Columbia, one of the most astounding first albums of its era, and to this day a towering achievement in both songwriting and myth making! The production is that perfectly haunting mix of sparseness and grandeur, with Cohen's lyricism piercing and penetrating wonderfully ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The cover's a bit chilling, given that the record was Leonard Cohen's last – and it almost makes us feel as if he's looking back on all of us, from the brightness of the great beyond! But even without that image, the album's got a vibe that really lives up to its title – impossible to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The cover's a bit chilling, given that the record was Leonard Cohen's last – and it almost makes us feel as if he's looking back on all of us, from the brightness of the great beyond! But even without that image, the album's got a vibe that really lives up to its title – impossible to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jerry Cole & His Spacemen —
Surf Age ... LP Capitol, 1964. Very Good+ ...
$49.99
Mid 60s surf grooves from Jerry Cole – blazing guitar-led instrumentals, though this is not a simple, quickie cash-in on the surf trend – it's a actually a top notch taste of expert LA studio genius! Cole is a brilliant guitarist, and the Spaceman he assembled for the Surf Age record ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – missing bonus Dick Dale 45. Cover has some tearing die-cut for the 45, with some tears in the plastic.)
Fantastic work from Colosseum – a record that really stands out as one of those completely unique hybrids from the British jazz rock years! Although Colosseum are probably best known as a progressive band, they certainly had plenty of jazz touches – and this album spawned the great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "How Can You Keep On Moving", "FDR In Trinidad", "On A Monday", "Vigilante Man", "Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All", and "Billy The Kid". LP, Vinyl record album
So many great ones – including "School's Out", plus "Grande Finale", "Alma Mater", "Public Animal", "Street Fight", and "Gutter Cat Vs The Jets". LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing, in the original desk cover, missing the extras.)
An underrated, lean and hook-filled Alice Cooper effort from the early 80s – go ahead and sign us up for his Special Forces! Alice Cooper knew good and well some of the more macabre-inspired punk and new wave acts followed trails he and his band blazed in the early 70s, and he kind of takes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition blue vinyl.)
Elvis Costello —
Get Happy ... LP Columbia, 1980. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
An album with a very mod-looking cover – and a set that's also overflowing with lots of mod-styled tracks to match – a cool current of soul from the 60s, but still handled with the sharper 70s vibe of young Attractions! Production is by Nick Lowe – and although The Jam were also ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, including the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
An album with a very mod-looking cover – and a set that's also overflowing with lots of mod-styled tracks to match – a cool current of soul from the 60s, but still handled with the sharper 70s vibe of young Attractions! Production is by Nick Lowe – and although The Jam were also ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of those rock records that shouldn't have worked – Elvis ditched the pounding pop of his earlier post punk years for this one, replacing it with 80s synthesizer soul production and hired back up singers – but it works, thanks to Costello's pen being nearly as sharp as it ever was. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Elvis Costello —
Spike ... LP Warner, 1989. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
Essential old school Elvis Costello from the peak years of the Attractions era! Trust is one of the earliest albums in which Costello started to shake the punkish roots off just a bit, adding a bit more of his sock soul influences into his patented power pop. Tracks include "Clubland", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Elvis Costello & The Attractions —
Armed Forces ... LP Columbia, 1978. Very Good ...
$8.99
Prime Elvis Costello work from his early run with The Attractions – a set that's overflowing with tunes that are catchy yet biting, and which get superb production from Nick Lowe! Titles include "Oliver's Army", "Green Shirt", "Party Girl", "Good Squad" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Prime Elvis Costello work from his early run with The Attractions – a set that's overflowing with tunes that are catchy yet biting, and which get superb production from Nick Lowe! Titles include "Oliver's Army", "Green Shirt", "Party Girl", "Good Squad" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Elvis Costello & The Attractions —
My Aim Is True ... LP Columbia, 1977. Near Mint- ...
$29.99
Titles include "Mystery Dance", "Pay It Back", "Alison", "Blame It On Cain", "Watching The Detectives", "Miracle Man", "Welcome To The Working Week", "Less Than Zero", and "The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes". LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo in the yellow back cover, with a promo stamp and tracklist sticker.)
Maybe the greatest moment ever from Country Joe & The Fish – an insane blend of politics, psychedelia, rock roots, and more – all wrapped up in a nice of carnival-esque style that really lives up to the group's name! Many folks later copied the group – and others, like The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very weird bit of stoner rock with a slight soul edge, and kind of a rock version of the Isaac Hayes baroque approach to pop covers. Danny Cox performs a number of Dylan and Beatles tunes – like "Dear Prudence", "My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Baby Blue", "Hey ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Cramps at their early 80s best – and quite possibly their best ever album! Psychedelic Jungle finds The Cramps-style trashy, ghoulish garage-punk-surf-abilly stomp in full headed glory. Their slow, slinky style at it's most lucid, really – Lux doesn't sound like he's getting ready ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Papa's roots, rock, and funk albums from the 70s – featuring old-timey vocals and jazz fiddle, next to some tighter 70s backings from the Midnight Sun combo! The style's a bit weird, but actually works well on the best numbers – thanks to some larger arrangements on the set from ... (Soul, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, some wear, and a name in marker.)
Titles include "Pressed Rat & Warthog", ""Politician", "Deserted Cities Of The Heart", "Sitting On Top Of The World", and "White Room". LP, Vinyl record album
(Purple & tan label pressing. Cover has light wear & a small peeled spot.)
Creation —
Action Painting ... LP Numero, Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$23.9929.98
One of the great lost groups of the UK scene of the 60s – not lost to UK audiences, or to hipsters over the generations – but still an act that never made the impact on these shores that they should! The Creation are step in step right up there with early material by The Who or Small ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pivotal late 80s Bay Area punk! A vital part in the scene that bred underground legends and future rock stars alike, Crimpshrine is one of those bands that isn't all that well known outside of scenesters of their era and historians of nascent, pre-mainstream west coast punk revival – but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a reprint of the zine from the original LP!)
Classic compilation of the first few Crimpshrine EPs – who may not have re-invented the punk rock wheel in their brief late 80s run, but they sure as hell blazed the trail for just about every other, far better remembered bands on Lookout Records and elsewhere in the Bay Area scene! Raw for ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes live tracks from the classic Disintegration album circa 1989 – remixed by Robert Smith in '09 – on 2 X 180 gram vinyl LPs. LP, Vinyl record album
Not the American group of Detroit techno fame from the 80s, but a cool 70s duo from Australia who work here in a host of cool electronics all played live! The approach is very organic, and a lot more vibrant than the modes of some of their German contemporaries – not nearly as cerebral or ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful sounds from the Saharan scene – served up here by an Algerian combo with some wonderful guitar in the lead! The instrumentation is similar to some of their contemporaries, but also maybe crafted with a bit more tightness too – especially on numbers where the group's vocals ... (Global Grooves, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An obscure German group who take their name from the second album by Love – stepping out here in a style that maybe has some of the best influences from that famous group! Like Love, these guys clearly have a blues rock core, but quickly open up to more lyrical and personal moments – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
There's a date range listed on the cover that stretches back to the 70s – not the actual age of the music on this set, but instead a way of indicating the decades worth of inspiration drawn upon by The Dandelion Set – especially the cooler post-psych elements of the UK scene in the 70s, ... (Deep Funk, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bobby David —
Bobby David ... LP 20th Century, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$0.99
Spencer Davis Group —
Heavies ... LP United Artists, Mid 60s. Sealed ...
$14.99
Great early work from the Spencer Davis Group – back when Steve Winwood was still in the group, and when Chris Blackwell was producing the material in the early days of Island Records!Title sinclude "Watch Your Step", "Together Til The End Of Time", "Mean Woman ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed! Cover has one slightly bumped corner.)
Azna De L'Ader —
Zabaya ... LP Mississippi/Sahel Sounds, Late 70s. New Copy ...
$16.99
A real freakout of a record – played by a band who must have been one of the headiest acts in Niger during the 70s! That nation's not nearly as well-known for psychedelic acts as some of the other African scenes of the time – but Azna De L'Adner can easily stand with the best of them ... (Global Grooves, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sweetly soaring pop from the lovely Jackie DeShannon – easily the west coast's strongest answer to the New York sound of the 60s, and a great vocalist who ranks with one of the best interpreters of the Brill Building sound! This super-tight Liberty set is one of Jackie's best for the label ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some stuck-on paper at the top.)
Jackie De Shannon —
For You ... LP Imperial, 1967. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
Jackie DeShannon serves up some wonderful renditions of popular tunes from the 50s and 60s – stepping aside from her usual role as songwriter, and singing sweetly to some great arrangements from George Tipton! The style is somewhere between 60s pop and more sophisticated vocals – often ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A masterpiece of American punk rock – and arguably the greatest moment ever for the legendary Stiv Bators! The album's got an intensity that blows away most of the UK groups who were making waves in the punk scene at the time – a raw energy that's a closer link to the Stooges and MC5 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A searing live set from the legendary Dead Moon – recorded on the closing night of Portland's X-Ray Cafe in 1994 – and featuring the trio in very familiar territory! The recording quality is crystal clear, and the material here stands with the best of their tracks released back in the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pre-punk bit of charged, hard grooving Motor City rock from Death – a lost record that takes a tightly coiled, blazing approach to their influences of garage rock and psychedelia – and a record that's all the better in that it was recorded way back in 1975! To put it bluntly, music ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Aggro hip hop/noise rock from Death Grips – one of the more surprising major label pick ups in years! Includes "Get Got", "The Fryer", "Lost Boys", "Black Jack", "System Blower", "Hacker", "Bitch Please", "F*** ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The heavy groove of Deep Purple continues – in a style that's a bit more song-focused and guitar-led than the group's debut – but still pretty darn great nonetheless! Some of the rumbling bass of before has been toned down a bit, but that leaves plenty of space for more jamming guitar ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The only 70s album ever issued by guitarist Rick Deitrick – a set that was produced in a very small print run of copies – which were then sold at shows and in a few special record stores, and also left by Deitrick on woodland trails – in the hopes that hikers might stumble upon ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful solo guitar work from Rick Deitrick – a very underground figure in the already-underground world of acoustic material in the late 70s! Deitrick's maybe one of the most understated of his contemporaries – less experimental than John Fahey or Robbie Basho, and often working ... (Folk/Country, Rock)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sometimes, a singer can act like a star, even though their actual place in the musical universe is far from the limelight – and that's definitely the case here with Dennis Caldirola, aka Dennis The Fox – a vocalist who's not afraid to brashly lay down his own lyrics that filled with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Derek & The Dominos —
Layla ... LP Atco, 1970. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$11.99
One of Eric Clapton's greatest moments – and a set that also features guitars from Duane Allman and organ from Bobby Whitlock! Recorded in Miami at Criteria Studios – and titles include "Layla", "It's Too Late", "Little Wing", "Have You Ever Loved A ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Polydor pressing. Cover has a small split on the top seam.)
A mix of classic styles -- psych, garage, prog, rockabilly, punk, post-punk, singer/songwriter, and even classic rock!
Clash —
Combat Rock (180 gram pressing) ... LP 
